I am honored to be the first 5 string Behemoth bass owner. I cannot wait to rock that beast!!!

@KevTCC

Жыл бұрын

I AM JEALOUS!!!

@artr2

Жыл бұрын

How much did it cost?

@neurocosm

Жыл бұрын

Duuuuude!!!

The zero fret is just too cool and I like the parallel - series wiring. I would highly consider one of your basses!

Those sound awesome; great definition out of both of them, and they look great as a bonus.

I have had my Behemoth (Black Walnut/hand made maple neck) for about a week now. Some observations that I think will help people deciding if they want to purchase. The body shape is really comfortable, the lower part resembles a Jazz Bass and really allows you to play it seated, it is very stable. The upper horn is Ric style and it is perfect when standing. The bass balances so well in that position, it really is the best of both worlds. No issues with neck dive at all. If anyone has any other questions I would be happy to answer. I am super satisfied with the bass.

@GunsandGuitars

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback Sean! Glad you’re loving your bass!

Sooo amazing. I was kindof curious to see your basses take the shape of a 5-strings... And to say I'm blown away is an understatement !

I am 100% in on the next batch!! Those are amazing!!

So been waiting for a 5 string example :) ❤❤❤

Super cool! The stained sissoo looks really cool!

amazing looking as always mate, also that blue looks so nice, well done

What a badass bass, and what a badass intro Dan!

Haven’t checked out your channel in about a year or so. Glad to hear that you’re launching your brand. More power to you buddy! Learned a lot from your channel. 🤘

That zero fret feature works great, "open" strings have the exact same tone. Good work Dan.

Wow!, Dan. You have become a great luthier. All the best!

Dan, two more amazing looking basses. The white one looks intriguing with the stain you used, don't see many transparent white finishes. The blue one does have that greenish hue, but it looks amazing. 👍

Awesome to see how these builds have evolved. You do great work. It’d be interesting to see a single coil neck pickups and music man style humbucker in the bridge.

that weight is nutz ! Nice job! love the channel.

Definitely looking to get a 5 string in an upcoming batch hopefully. Looking forward to your brand kicking off! Keep it up man!

I am continually blown away by the basses you make. You are a huge inspiration to me, and I hope to build my own bass sometime soon! I would love to see a 5 string with your subtle multiscale, as well as some new pickups (I know you had problems with your quads, but those were so cool). I'm just not really a jazz bass guy.

@GunsandGuitars

Жыл бұрын

I think I’m going to be investing in some pickup making equipment so I can experiment with some different pickup designs. It’s hard to find someone to make pickups to my specs at a reasonable price, so I’ll probably end up making my own

@GunsandGuitars

Жыл бұрын

Out of curiosity, what kind of pickups would get your attention?

@bearcorn949

Жыл бұрын

@@GunsandGuitars you should try your hand at some guitar/bass hot rails, they could potentially be used on either kind of instrument

Bro, you got so good at bass it's unveliabable!

This is Exactly how I play (I primarily play a Chapman NS Stick) :D Looking forward - great video!!!! The light-weight wood demo was sick, and the tone was beaute. I love the green/blue stain on that second bass. My oh my.........!

Looking good Dan!

great as usual dan 👍

That larger body size for the B5 looks great! And the pickups sound great. 🤙

It’s a beauty! Can’t wait to play it! 🥹

Sissoo. Love the mini multiscale and the thin j bass neck. Beautiful body too, of course.

Looking good. I don't think it will be in the cards for me to get on the next pre orders list but maybe someday. Keep up the good work.

Dude! You’re rockin these basses! Love the style and those single size humbuckers sound awesome! Their on my list! I have an Ibanez with Bartolinis soap bar which I hate. Would love to see your humbucker in a soap bar. Most of the other soap bars out there just aren’t to my liking! Much success to you Bro!

@GunsandGuitars

Жыл бұрын

Bartolinis sound great but they are a very distinct sound that not everyone loves. I’m looking into winding my own pickups and I’m thinking of starting with a soap bar pickup or maybe a filtertron style

These might be the best looking basses in this series so far.

Damn sweet basses!

These basses are awesome, would love one

Looks and sounds great, Dan. I eagerly await your message that my prototype is done and ready to ship.

I put zero frets on mine and love what that does for my basses. I'd play that bass all day and night. Great job!

@GunsandGuitars

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I gotta say both basses turned out fantastic this time in my opinion.. I usually would play a 5 string but that 4 string with the multi scale and the 0 fret & constant tension really stands out to me... I really like what you've done. I'm curious on pricing now.... Good work my man

Those basses look killer!

That is a thing of beauty.

finally, something for us 5-string players to drool over :D And that 0 fret is nice, I feel like more instruments should go that route; it can't be *that* much more expensive to do. That white bass was pretty sharp, since you're asking. I'd probably get a red stain for use with my band if I got one. 5-string, 0 fret. Thanks for sharing!

Those both look great.

Looks nice. Sounds really clean. Would be interested in a 6 string bass!

Both look mint and sound great

Very nice Dan. I've got to learn bass (and build one... :) ) That's a really interesting white finish on the Paulownia. Might be interesting for a new body at some point.

Those are both special, but the blue sissoo is so clean!

@GunsandGuitars

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Tim!

YES THANK YOU DAN!!!

@JakerTheSnaker7

Жыл бұрын

This is my dream bass I love the Rickenbacker shape but I like your offset luthier take on it and the whole bass in general so I think I’m gonna get one of these but a 5 string fretless eventually🤘

Can’t wait to order a seven string behemoth from you.

The two-handed intro music is cool.

I need one of these. My first bass was a 2001 MIM Fender Jazz V. I kinda miss it.

Glad to see 5 strings! I couldn't go back to 4.

Finally a luthier that puts in split coil humbuckers. No need to upgrade.

My dream bass would be Paulownia 5er with black stained body, white pick guard and then the 2 pickups in the same orientation as the Warwick Thumb. That means they are both placed side by side close to the bridge at a slight angle. I would jump on a future preorder if I could get close to the thumb sound in a lightweight ergonomic package.

@GunsandGuitars

Жыл бұрын

That would be a fun build!

These are some nice bases I am loving the four strings also 5 strings looks amazing but it is missing something in the tone maybe add an a preamp to help with that fifth string

It will be a while yet before I could order but I am really liking the nutless zero fret! I have been quite interested in the Paulownia wood for a couple of reasons. One the weight (arthritis thru my back and neck, also stenosis in my neck) the second is a nickname for the wood being "Phoenix Wood". I am very happy to hear you talk about how it is a definite hardwood so should hold up well. I had a brain injury going on 9 years ago and it has taken me out of many things including serving on worship teams. I used to serve 5 days/nights a week. Multiple sets thrown in there regularly. Anyhow, I hope to "rise from the ashes" one of these days and hopefully serve again. Even serving one day would be a blessing. I'm working at healing. With TBI each one is different with different challenges and ongoing issues and surprise issues that come out of nowhere. I have been a huge fan of the Ric-esque shape of your basses and the experiments and innovations you have discovered and developed. I very much appreciate you inviting on this journey of growing your company. I'm very torn between a BEAD and a 5 string. I really like the string spacing of a BEAD. Anyhow, blessings to you and the fam on your continuing journey!

@GunsandGuitars

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the encouragement! I’ll be praying for healing so you can get back to serving! God bless brother

@driverbass1554

Жыл бұрын

@@GunsandGuitars thank you so much brother!

One of the best looking basses out there. You’ve taken the ric vibe and improved it across the board. Congratulations.I’m a fan of zero frets but how are the positions of the strings going to stay true without the nut that they usually have behind the zero fret?

Great stuff, Dan! I didn't notice until you mentioned it about the multiscale. I have seen it on some metal guitars and baritones, but I will need to do more research on it. Have you ever tried using soapbars? I have my '77 Tele with the stock HB and a set of hum cancelling DiMarzio Jazz pups, but am considering an active EQ with soapbars. I've played some Ibanez basses with such and the sounds are amazing.

I'm not a bass man, but that blue bass ❤️❤️❤️! my Strat is getting jealous!

My prototype Behemoth bass would be a 5-string with a zero fret, some sort of blood-red stain for the body (and anywhere else it would make sense), one volume knob, zero tone knob, and humbucking pickups.

I would rock that green 4 string for sure. I am really interested in the zero fret aka no nut. I've never seen that before.

I love the dark body bass. Looks great. I think you should have stained the headstock as well but still looks good.

@GunsandGuitars

Жыл бұрын

I thought hard about it but because the headstock is maple the blue wouldn’t have matched the sissoo body. I would have had to do a lot color mixing and trial and error

Great job.... I will take one with an ebony neck - fretless please.

I think there pretty cool

I told you on Facebook, but that Sissoo wood finish is stunning. I love it so much. Hey Dan, when I get my tax check in a few weeks I was wanting to get a pair of your quad killer pickups and the electronics to go with it, but I don't see them on your site. If I had the money I would just get you to make me one with that sissoo wood dyed blue, but I don't think I can afford ya, so I was going to redo my bass.

@GunsandGuitars

Жыл бұрын

Sorry man, had to stop selling those quads due to potential patent infringement 😢

@thedrumbasher

Жыл бұрын

That really stinks. I was hoping to be able to buy a 5 string Behemoth with those quads. Maybe something can be figured out where it wouldn’t be a patent infringement.

The 4 String Bass is Great. I really like the sound, the neck, the zero fret, string through, and no nut design. You are a true Luthier!! I like the 5 string, just a fan of 4 strings. If you use the lighter wood on the 5 string, will you be able to create the amazing sound of this 4 string? Thanks.

@GunsandGuitars

Жыл бұрын

Yes I don’t think the tone would change much using the lighter wood, most of that tone is coming from the split coil j pickups

i want that bass so bad!!!

I really Like The 5 How Much and When is The Next Batch Coming I need one In Orange..... Nice 😎

I finally signed up for the email list. Dude the 5 with that subtle fan fret neck with the zero fret = love! I think I would want it natural though. Do you do a PJ pickup setup? Sorry I should know this but I forget.

@GunsandGuitars

Жыл бұрын

Pj is no problem!

Hey Dan can you make a video on how deep a neck pocket should be?

Hi Dan, I'm interested in acquiring those 5 string pickups when do you think we'll get those in your website?

I too am searching for an A-style bridge that is affordable. Plus my neck is setup for 16mm spacing - tougher to find.

I really love that blue stain on see-sue(?)!

@GunsandGuitars

Жыл бұрын

Sissoo!

Want one of these some day... when I have money, lol!

I’d love to have an 30 inch scale baritone Behemoth

Hi Dan, the basses look and sound brilliant mate. In regards to pickup combinations, have you ever made a bass with a MM humbucker and a Precision pickup? You’ve inspired me to build my own bass, and I want to have a MM+P combo, so I can switch between a P, PJ and MM sound.

@GunsandGuitars

Жыл бұрын

I have built a few P-MM basses, but I haven’t built a complete behemoth P-MM. however on this round of orders I make a behemoth P-MM body as part of a diy kit for someone. They haven’t sent me a pic of how it’s turned out yet.

@wawaw1867SW

Жыл бұрын

@@GunsandGuitars awesome, as a bassist, what’s your favourite pickup combo? and do you have different combos you prefer for different situations?

Awesome bro!!! A monster!!! I want a 6 string

I would love to order the 5 string version!! Can you let me know how?

Lets do a short scale 6 string next!!!

I'd love to get a 5'er and turn it into a Lemmy Tribute bass. I know he didn't play a 5'er, but I do.

I love playing monlight sonata like the way you did in the intro, I do it like that for fun to impress friends but I've never played it in full, do you have tabs for what you played in the intro?

@GunsandGuitars

Жыл бұрын

No I transcribed it from Stu Hamm’s live in San Francisco solo

@alessandrocorona8533

Жыл бұрын

@@GunsandGuitars thanks anyways, I really like the 5 string, still hopeing one day you get around to a 12 string bass

Loge to finally see a 5 string on here.

Hey Dan, how can someone without social media order one of these masterpieces? I'm local "adjacent," Phoenix resident. I am a huge fan of your Basses and would love to add one to my collection.

I hope to be the owner of a massive behemoth 3 neck!!!!

All parts have Hipshot style 5 string bridges for like $30 on eBay I'm sure there's tons of other good alternative affordable bridges. Wilkinson make Hipshot Ultralite tuner knockoffs too for cheaper then the licensed Ultralites

@GunsandGuitars

Жыл бұрын

Yeah but they don’t have both string through and adjustable string spacing options

Dan what is the range of scale lengths that you used to get such a subtle fan?

@GunsandGuitars

Жыл бұрын

34.25”-33.75”

I would want one with a single music man humbucker

Hows neck dive on the white one? Whats up with your land/home build?

@GunsandGuitars

Жыл бұрын

No neck dive. My body shape takes care of the balance with the offset shape and long upper horn

Bruh!!!

i need some 5 string pups for my squire affinity jazz.Whats your website so i can check out some thngs?

@GunsandGuitars

Жыл бұрын

Link in the description! I don’t have any 5 string pickups for sale though. Those will be a special order only for custom builds.

Dan, im gonna keep saying it, but you gotta get on the baritone game. either a bass 6, or a long scale guitar

Did you pick up Moonlight Sonata from Stuart Hamm’s performance?

@GunsandGuitars

Жыл бұрын

Yes sir. When I was in college I transcribed his live in San Francisco solo to perform at my junior recital

hope that bass doesn't have brace and a vertical fore grip on it.....would you make a headless 4 string?

@apisdude

Жыл бұрын

actually would be interested in talking with you about a 4 string headless bass if you are interested.

So instead of a nut, the strings are just resting on the wood above the first (zero) fret?

@GunsandGuitars

Жыл бұрын

They aren’t resting on anything, after the zero fret they go straight to the tuners

@longdongbongchong

Жыл бұрын

@@GunsandGuitars So the "zero fret" is in effect, the nut? If so, how does one raise the action for other frets? Do the strings rest on anything before they get to the "zero fret"? I'm really struggling to understand, please explain.

Have You STARTED selling These Yet ... I missed the info

Hi Dan, I will be looking forward having this bass with a 30" scale neck. And the headstock as the blue burst zero fret version. Neck dimensions as a 60 J Bass. That's what I prefer and would like to order. Or would it be possible to order a complete wired bass body for my 30 inch neck? I would surely tell you the dimensions of my neck. That's that best solution for me and I would definitely order a body Cheers from Germany

@GunsandGuitars

Жыл бұрын

That could be a possibility

I thought you were going to go into the Stu Hamm solo...😆

@GunsandGuitars

Жыл бұрын

I could have! But it would’ve taken a hundred takes to get it right 😂

@damianrf6309

Жыл бұрын

Amen to that...Did you have the VHS? It was because of Stu (and Duran’s John Taylor) that I bought my first Kubicki Ex-Factor. Love what you’re doing with the channel. All the best from Brazil.

What is the string spacing of the 5 ?

@GunsandGuitars

Жыл бұрын

17.5mm

How much do they run?

@GunsandGuitars

Жыл бұрын

Depends on current cost of materials but they typically start at $1099, but I think these were both in the $1200 range

Hey Dan, i have an idea you might be interested in! So i know you've moved on to tru oil and shellac for finishing your instruments, but i think it's fair to say they are inferior to Formby's tung oil. They're much glossier and give an external "shell" whereas Formby's just feels like the wood. So, my idea for you, why not buy some 100% pure tung oil, minerals spirits, and varnish, and create your own formula to use and sell on your website to replace Formby's?

@Aevyn

Жыл бұрын

Or i could be completely wrong, have you grown to like shellac more than the old tung oil? One interesting thing I've read online is that Minwax tung oil finish actually has zero tung oil in it, which is why it sucks and wears off after less than a year.

So you aren't getting any trouble from over at the Ricky company for selling these designs?

@GunsandGuitars

7 ай бұрын

Not at all. My shape isn’t nearly close enough to cause trouble.

@j.h.9410

7 ай бұрын

@@GunsandGuitars Cool man, loved what you did with it. Looks better than Ric's own 'modern' take on their design IMO. Thinking of building one of these kits as well. I don't have the cash to buy another Ric as a back-up for gigs, and having 2 of the same basses seems just silly, but I love the lines of em so much. And I could change it around over time depending on what I feel like doing, which is something I would also never do with a real one. Been watching a lot of you stuff lately to get inspired 🤙

Ibanez is a $100 to $150 price difference between 4 and 5 strings.

Aren't you afraid of a copyright strike. I hear people in Beethoven's age group are quite active on KZread

@GunsandGuitars

Жыл бұрын

😂

Bass??? Oh no!!! RRREEEEEEEE lol

First

Would be interested of the bass but not interested of customs and taxes to EU.